Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in IBRD only
IBRD only: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 52.93 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in IBRD only, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 52.93 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in IBRD only peaked at 62.84 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1971.
That places IBRD only 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0187 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0365 BoP, current US$ per person | +95.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0712 BoP, current US$ per person | +94.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1123 BoP, current US$ per person | +57.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1111 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1168 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.161 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0832 BoP, current US$ per person | -48.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4456 BoP, current US$ per person | +435.4% |
| 1981 | 0.301 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1997 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.7% |
| 1983 | 0.195 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2016 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3627 BoP, current US$ per person | +80.0% |
| 1986 | 0.326 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3812 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3826 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5432 BoP, current US$ per person | +42.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6174 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8155 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.1% |
| 1992 | 2.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +216.2% |
| 1993 | 1.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.5% |
| 1994 | 2.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.4% |
| 1995 | 2.7 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.2% |
| 1996 | 2.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.7% |
| 1997 | 3.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +65.2% |
| 1998 | 3.56 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 3.19 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 2.3 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.9% |
| 2001 | 2.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.4% |
| 2002 | 1.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.1% |
| 2003 | 4.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +116.7% |
| 2004 | 8.68 BoP, current US$ per person | +107.5% |
| 2005 | 10.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 23.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +117.9% |
| 2007 | 23.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 31.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.2% |
| 2009 | 21.81 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.0% |
| 2010 | 35.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +61.7% |
| 2011 | 30.28 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 32.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 36.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 47.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.8% |
| 2015 | 51.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 58.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 45.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.4% |
| 2018 | 43.9 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 43.42 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 41.88 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 52.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.7% |
| 2022 | 62.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.3% |
| 2023 | 62.16 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 58.94 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 52.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0742 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.161 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3339 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.195 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5432 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6174 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.98 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 31.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 30.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 58.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 41.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 62.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 18 Finland 1,183 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 19 France 1,168 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 20 Cyprus 1,144 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 21 Qatar 1,125 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 22 Spain 939.77 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 23 Aruba 811.76 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 24 Korea 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for IBRD only
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0688 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,651 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2875 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,473 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2453 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,109 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP 39.04 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in IBRD only?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in IBRD only was 52.93 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 62.84 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per person in 1971.
- How does IBRD only rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- IBRD only ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IBRD only data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.